Leadership

Executive Committee

2025/2026

Brian Guthrie (TX), President (bio)
Karen Carraher (OH), President-Elect
Erin Leonard (MN), First Vice President
Kerrie Vanden Bosch (MI), Second Vice President
Dan Andersen, (UT), Immediate Past President

Regional Vice Presidents

Thomas Lee (NY) - Region I
Jamie Wayman (TN)- Region II
Travis Almond (SD) - Region III
Robyn Smith (AR) - Region IV
Michael Hampton (ID) - Region V

Associate Advisory Committee

Joe Newton, Chair (Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company) – 2026*
Larry Langer (CavMac) - 2027*
Akio Tagawa (Linea Solutions) - 2027*
Shauna Hewitt (PGIM) 2026*
Tim McClure (Tegrit) - 2028*
Lesley Nettles - 2027*
Frank Sposato (Lazard Asset Management) - 2026*
Todd Tauzer (Segal Co.) - 2028*
Erin Woods (Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP) - 2028*

* Year term expires

Typically, the path for a retirement administrator to become NASRA president begins by being elected by his or her region (see map) and serving one, or more, two-year terms as a regional vice president. Then he or she is elected by the full membership to one-year terms as second vice president, first vice president, and president-elect, respectively.

Elected in 1956, W. Frank DeLamar was NASRA's first president. Mr. DeLamar was also the inaugural director of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, which was created by an act of the 1949 General Assembly.

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What's New at NASRA: Updated Cost of Living Issue Brief

Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) play a significant role in public pensions. They help retirees keep up with rising prices, but they also add costs to pension plans. Policymakers and plan sponsors are tasked with balancing three things: benefits adequacy, plan sustainability, and affordability for members and plan sponsors.
The recent increase in inflation caused many policymakers and, in some cases pension trustees, to review how benefits are designed and paid for, including the way COLAs are granted and funded. NASRA’s recently updated issue brief on the lates trends in COLAs is available in the NASRA Research Center.